diff --git a/hdf5.changes b/hdf5.changes
index 2782b5d..6892959 100644
--- a/hdf5.changes
+++ b/hdf5.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Mar  1 12:19:33 UTC 2019 - Egbert Eich <eich@suse.com>
+
+- Like on PPC ignore transient 'make check' failures on aarch64.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Mar  1 09:37:54 UTC 2019 - Egbert Eich <eich@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/hdf5.spec b/hdf5.spec
index 80c72b9..e50fa46 100644
--- a/hdf5.spec
+++ b/hdf5.spec
@@ -664,8 +664,8 @@ export HDF5_ALARM_SECONDS=3600
 export HDF5_Make_Ignore=yes
 %endif
 %{?with_hpc:%hpc_setup}
- %ifarch ppc ppc64 ppc64le
-  make %{?_smp_mflags} check || { echo "Ignore transient make check failures for PowerPC. boo#1058563"; }
+ %ifarch ppc ppc64 ppc64le aarch64
+  make %{?_smp_mflags} check || { echo "Ignore transient make check failures for PowerPC or aarch64. boo#1058563"; }
  %else
   %if "%{?mpi_flavor}" != "mpich" || ("%_arch" != "s390" && "%_arch" != "s390x")
     make %{?_smp_mflags} check